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~ ShopCtrl ~

AN ERP FOR

OMNICHANNEL

RETAILERS

Text: Nico Hoeijmans // Photos: ShopCtrl

At some point, a growing business is in need of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
system. Why? An ERP helps you to facilitate the flows of information and manage resources
and data to grow the business even more. Business processes can be organised, optimised and
automated when using an ERP - something cross-border multichannel retailers can benefit
from especially. How do you choose an ERP solution provider that fits your needs? Let us
introduce you to ShopCtrl, the company that provided the ERP to Medisol and Azalp, two
companies that featured in earlier issues of Cross-Border Magazine.

raditionally, solutions involving classic
ERP software have been expensive. Con-
Tnecting your local systems to these
providers (e.g. SAP) can be time-consum-
ing and costly. Over the past years, some
software platforms created an alterna-
tive, so-called middleware solution.
ShopCtrl is a platform that offers
such a solution. It integrates all
basic functionalities and workflows
of a business into one centralised
platform, it streamlines workflows
and information, making it able to
enrich data so the next step in your
supply chain can be executed well.

For a multichannel retailer, the biggest
benefit of this is that they have a clear over-
view of their entire business in one platform.
All processes and information flows of the
business are united. It helps to analyse data from
departments like planning, inventory, fulfilment,
accounting and marketing, and finding new growth
opportunities for the business. Multichannel retailers
can get work done quicker while minimising failures when
using an ERP solution. This stimulates growth and helps busi-
nesses move forward.

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